# Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/pas-lusaka-afcp-fy2023-ambassadors-fund-for-cultural-preservation/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344722

> U.S. Mission to Zambia offered grants of up to $50,000 (at least $10,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $500,000 in total. Applications closed on December 28, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | PAS-LUSAKA-AFCP-FY2023 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Zambia |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 28, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $50,000 |
| Award floor | $10,000 |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.025 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Government ministries of culture or similar institutions Non-governmental organizations Museums Educational institutions

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Embassy in Lusaka is pleased to announce an open competition for organizations to submit ROUND 1 project proposals for funding through the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) to carry out an individual project to preserve cultural heritage in Zambia. The deadline for submitting ROUND 1 proposals to the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka is Wednesday, December 28, 2022. Submissions received after this date and time will NOT be considered. AFCP was established to help countries preserve cultural heritage and to demonstrate U.S. respect for other cultures. The aim is to preserve cultural sites or objects that have historical or cultural significance to the people of Zambia. Through the AFCP, the Department of State supports projects to preserve cultural heritage in the following three areas: CULTURAL SITES: This might include (but is not limited to) historical buildings and sites, sacred places, monuments, and archaeological sites. Proposals in this category may involve, for example, restoration of an historic building, an archaeological survey as a component of a preservation plan, preservation management planning for a site, or documentation of sites in a region for preservation purposes. CULTURAL OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS: From a museum, cultural site, or similar institution. This includes archaeological and ethnographic objects, paintings, sculpture, manuscripts, photographic and film collections, and general museum conservation activities. Proposals in this category may involve, for example, conservation treatment for an object or collection of objects; needs assessment of a collection with respect to its condition and strategies for improving its state of conservation; inventory of a collection for conservation purposes; the creation of safe environments for storage or display of collections; or specialized training in the care and preservation of collections. FORMS OF TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSION: This includes traditional music, rituals, knowledge, languages, dance, drama, and crafts. Proposal in this category may involve documenting and audiovisual recording of traditional music and dance forms as part of a tradition expression and making the information and recordings available, or support for training in preservation or traditional arts or crafts that are threatened by extinction. The U.S. Embassy in Lusaka will select proposals through a two-part process.

## Questions people ask

### Is PAS-LUSAKA-AFCP-FY2023 still open?

No. It closed on December 28, 2022.

### Who can apply for Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation?

U.S. Mission to Zambia accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation?

Closed December 28, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $50,000 each. About $500,000 in total across about 3 awards.

### Who has won U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were World Monuments Fund, Inc., Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, The American Center of Research, Incorporated. The program made 111 awards worth $23.8 million in that time.